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(88) Date of publication A3: 21.07.2005 (43) Date of publication: 14.06.2006 Bulletin 2006/24 (21) Application number: 04816244.0 (22) Date of filing: 23.09.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12Q 1/68(1980.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2004/031289 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/030996 (07.04.2005 Gazette 2005/14)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 24.09.2003 US 670701 (71) Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION Santa Clara, CA 95052-8119 (US)

(72) Inventors: SU, Xing Cupertino, CA 95014 (US) KOO, Tae-Woong Cupertino, CA 95014 (US) BERLIN, Andrew San Jose, CA 95124 (US) SUN, Lei Santa Clara, CA 95054 (US) SUNDARARAJAN, Narayanan San Francisco, CA 94132 (US) YAMAKAWA, Mineo Campbell, CA 95008 (US) (74) Representative: Müller, Christian Stefan Gerd  Dr. Volker Vossius Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei Geibelstraße 6 D-81679 München D-81679 München (DE)